The NFL has struggled to fill its Super Bowl LIII halftime show lineup, but it reportedly has landed one of the hottest acts around. Travis Scott has signed on — unofficially, of course — to perform with headliner Maroon 5, according to Billboard. The Super Bowl LIII will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Feb 3.

Scott’s appearance will put an exclamation point on a very successful year in which his album “Astroworld” shot up to No. 1. His single “Sicko Mode” with Drake also topped the charts, and Scott’s concert tour sold out in such high-profile venues as New York’s Madison Square Garden in New York and Los Angeles’ Forum. (Click here for our review of his concert at Oracle Arena in Oakland.)

And, oh yeah, Scott and girlfriend Kylie Jenner became parents in February with the arrival of daughter Stormi.

The Super Bowl halftime was once a coveted gig, but the controversy surrounding the on-field protests of ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick and others seems to have made performers wary of associating themselves with the NFL.

Maroon 5, which has been widely reported as this year’s headliner although the NFL hasn’t made it official, has been urged to withdraw from the show. Thousands have signed a Change.org petition urging the band to show its support for Kaepernick, who as San Francisco 49ers quarterback kneeled during the national anthem in protest of police brutality against African-Americans.

Other players followed his lead, and Kaepernick hasn’t been able to find a job in the league since becoming a free agent in 2017. Kaepernick has filed a lawsuit charging that NFL owner colluded in keeping him out of the league because of his political stance.

Billboard reports that number of high-profile artists — Adele, Jay-Z and Rihanna — turned down the NFL’s request to play this season’s halftime show, which makes the addition of Scott an even bigger coup.

Maroon 5 reportedly also reached out to other artists to appear alongside the band, but without success. Cardi B would have been the perfect fit since she guested on Maroon 5’s single “Girls Like You,” but she had stated earlier this year that she backed Kaepernick and had no interest in the gig.